New Zealand Gunman Streamed Attack Live, Facebook And Twitter To Take Down Video

At least 49 people were killed and over 20 wounded in mass shootings at two New Zealand mosques.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

SINGAPORE — Social media platforms Facebook and Twitter said on Friday they would take down content involving mass shootings at two New Zealand mosques that killed at least 49 people and wounded more than 20.

A suspected gunman broadcast live footage on Facebook of the attack on one mosque in the city of Christchurch, mirroring the carnage played out in video games, after publishing a “manifesto” in which he denounced immigrants.

The video footage, posted online live as the attack unfolded, appeared to show him driving to one mosque, entering it and shooting randomly at people inside.